Through customer calls, feedback questions on the dashboard and your interactions on this forum, we learned it was time for a new alternative to our shakes and bars. Same complete-ness, new form-factor. Something that could both help to make complete food more accessible to a broader public and that will be able to help you eat right at even more moments.

This new product concept is Queal Instant Oats.

Queal Instant Oats are - just like the name says - oats that are instant; Ready-made and quick to prepare with the littlest of preparation and effort. It's a warm nutritionally complete meal that just needs boiling water and a little stir. A perfect breakfast that gets you ready for the day, or a great (hot) lunch that certainly will keep you going for hours.

For the final fine-tuning of this products recipe, we're sending a first test batch to a select few lucky Queal customers. If you're one of them, you've received an e-mail about how to claim your batch.

If you're not, don't worry! You can visit this page and click the button on the bottom to be added to the waiting list. If more samples become available, they'll be distributed on a first-come-first-serve basis. So get yourself waitlisted right now, and perhaps you'll be among those lucky enough to receive a free Instant Oats sample!

I am really excited to try this "oatmeal" especially as winter is around the corner and a warm easy meal woud be a nice switch up to the standard shake. Maybe a comparison how this product is better than normal oatmeal? since oatmeal, as far as I understand, is already one of the most compelte healthy things you can eat.

I was lucky enough to be asked to participate in the Queal Instant Oats beta test. I received a free bag along with my latest order yesterday, and decided to give it a try this morning. As per the instructions, I mixed 100g of Queal Instant Oats with 100ml of boiling water, stirred it up a bit, and let it cool down for a minute or so. Pretty easy and convenient, with no mixing ball or shaking involved.

I have a mixed opinion. Disclaimer: this was the first time I ate any kind of instant oats or oatmeal-thingy, so I can't really compare with the regular/real thing.

Going by Google pictures of "instant oats" and "instant oatmeal", it seems the texture of Queal Instant Oats closely resembles that of oatmeal porridge, at least when prepared this way (using boiling water). It is very dense and mushy, and sticks to the spoon, very easy to grab.

It tasted about the same as it looked like: bland, dense and mushy. According to the package, the flavour is Red Berries, but to be honest I didn't taste anything but the incredible gravitational mass of the thing. My opinion should be taken with a grain of salt though, as my taste is horrible: I despise fruits/vegetables in general, and only like Chocolate/Chocolate Hazelnut for Queal Steady. I find other flavours are either too bland (vanilla, strawberry, apple pie) or just plain horrible (the rest).

I ate like 75% of the thing and couldn't finish it: it filled me up pretty quickly, though I suspect this is much more related to the density of the texture rather than calories. It should also be noted this could change in time: I have a history of "eating less" when presented with new food, and then ramping up the portions when getting accustomed to it.

I will try variations (less oats/more water, the opposite, cold water, milk perhaps...?) until the bag runs out, and we'll see

Thank you for sharing! I can understand that it's quite a 'different' experience if you've never had any kind of oats or instant oats before. Please try and variate a bit indeed, so that you can tell us your honest final opinions and suggestions in the end

I had my first instant oatmeal today, 100g and 100 ml, i had to add a little bit extra water, to make it blend nicely, else it would just go sticky and dry, also had to add some olive oil as i was out of milk to pour over it, it tasted like oatmeal, but i also noticed the lack of berry taste, didn't bother me though.

100g / 100ml is my perfect portion, any less and i would not feel stuffed.

Would be cool with a caffeinated version of the oats too, for that extra energy in the morning

Did anyone try mix it up with FLOW ? I will try tomorrow and see how it goes.

I'm ready to buy the instant oats I think 3 EUR per serving would be fair, or less if possible? I'm comparing it to the go bars and amount of calories you get from it.

I don't know what the pricing is. The issue is that normal oats are dirt cheap. If they are not premium they can be as cheap as 0.15€/100g. Branded oats (like Quaker) about 0.2€/100g and the sachets 0.62€.

Yes you will be getting the extra nutrients, the certified balance and the protein, but 3€ may still be quite high (for oats).

I don't know about mixing flow. I hope it's better than it sounds.

As for how to make the oats tastier... For me they are always tastier with milk (normal, almond or whatever you take). I you do them porridge style the more milk the thicker is going to be. 30M/70W or more milk. I also like to put more liquid than porridge.

I know germans eat oats just with cold milk or left them overnight.

I used to add some flavourings (like flav drops from myprotein) but they get really sweet really fast.

Otherwise adding blueberries would be the standard move. Or banana. But you are getting the extra calories. Honey, peanut butter, even nutella work for the sweet tooth out there.

Another trick is to use a shaker if you have one. Just put some milk and/or water, protein powder, fruit, honey, peanut butter (any flavour you might fancy) and shake it. It is usually a lot easier to consume. But that might beat Queal's intention of making a chewable meal

I just had the new Oatmeal beta for lunch. My impressions; I really liked it. It tastes like oatmeal, with a bit of the “queal” flavor behind the oat flavor. I liked most the dried berries in the oatmeal. that is not suprising as the straberry and forest berry are my two favorite Queal flavours.

One thing I did notice is that I think 100 mL for three scoops is too little water. In the end I think I added more than double that until I had a consistency that I liked. Maybe my scoops were big, or maybe I like soupy oatmeal, but with 110 mL it was more like a dough than oatmeal.

I liked that it was quick to prepare, but I must admit, I don’t eat other instant oatmeal. When I make oatmeal I usually eat it cold with fruit an yogurt after setting it in water overnight.

Yes, I also agree the Price Point will be interesting on this one. I really liek the flavour, but is it worth ordering online from the netherlands when you can buy oats at the local market very easily. And Oats are really healthy to begin with.

Well, I have tried the instant oats. I have never had oats or anything like it before, but I was curious to try. Unfortunately I did not really like it. For me it was too heavy on the stomach and the taste probably too sweet and artificial for my liking. I prepared it with three scoops and 100 ml of boiled water.

Tonight I tried the oeats again, and I must change my initial review. This time I tried 100 gram (3 scoops) and 300 ml of water. That way it was much better, but 300 ml might just be a little bit too much.

I tried it as an evening meal this time, which might be better than eating it on an empty stomach in the morning. It is much lighter this way and it does not taste as sweet as I initially thought it did. Actually, there is not much taste to it at all. The bit of fruits are the only parts that are sweet.

I finally got my package last week and now, after I finished the bag I'm ready to chime in with my thoughts

First things first, I love oats/oatmeal and before Queal I was enjoying oatmeal almost daily. OK, I usually made so called proatmeal (oats + protein) but I just love the taste of oats in general.

There are people who dislike or even cannot stand oats (like my wife) so if you're like that, just skip this product. No amount of protein, flavoring or sweetener is going to make it taste better for you.

After seeing the "Red Berries" flavor my first thoughts were "Oh, no, not a fruity one again" but after this bag I have to say that the flavoring is not overwhelming and it blends nicely. I would still tone it down a notch but it is very enjoyable as is. Same thing with sweetness. It is just tad sweeter than I would like it to be. Nonetheless, it is a great taste and experience.

Also, I saw some comments where I'm not sure everyone is aware that this is not regular flavored/sweetened oatmeal. Even though oats have pretty neat nutritional profile by themselves this is Queal we're talking about here so it is more nutritionally balanced/complete paired with the vitamins and minerals mix.

Now, onto the dosage. The recommended 100ml per 100g is absolutely terrible. You will end up with a thick blob that probably won't be enjoyable for anyone. Not sure where you got those numbers. Also, as any oatmeal lover will know, oats ten to soak up quite a bit of liquid, after 10-15 minutes it will get even thicker. So, 150-200ml is okay if you're going to eat it straight away and I would recommend 250-300ml if you're leaving them so soak in.

It is nice to make a warm meal but I did also try with cold water (needs a bit more liquid) and it was fine. Also, with some unsweetened almond milk it was really delicious.

First things first, I love oats/oatmeal and before Queal I was enjoying oatmeal almost daily. OK, I usually made so called proatmeal (oats + protein) but I just love the taste of oats in general.

Do you do this with cold water/milk? I know by my own experience that if you heat up the protein... does not go well. It becomes uneatable.

SilentException:

I would still tone it down a notch but it is very enjoyable as is. Same thing with sweetness. It is just tad sweeter than I would like it to be

It feels that those who are used to have "raw" oatmeal in the morning might feel the same. Oatmeal is not sweet on its own and I, too, quite like it that way. Would you say it would have been better without any flavouring or another flavouring?